When unexpected attacks materialize, relief expeditions must move to support local garrison and defensive forces. Sometimes this is fairly simple, but usually it is the equivalent of mounting a whole new planetary assault. The original attacker often controls the approaches to the world and much of the planetary surface. Moreover, relief duty is chancy because there is no way of predicting whether the original defenders will still be in position and putting up a fight when help reaches them.

Mercenaries on relief duty draw good pay, but this sort of mission means close co-ordination with employer troops, leaders, and transport, and those conditions are often major disadvantages.

Company Strength Detachment Payment Table

Months

(Real Time)

Bounty Per Word

Minimum Words

BSBT

2

30

1,200

8,000

32,000

4

60

1,300

16,000

40,000

6

90

1,400

24,000

48,000

8

120

1,500

34,000

56,000

10

150

1,600

42,000

64,000

12

180

1,700

50,000

72,000

Battalion Strength Detachment Payment Table

Months

(Real Time)

Bounty Per Word

Minimum Words

BSBT

2

30

1,300

16,000

48,000

4

60

1,400

32,000

60,000

6

90

1,500

48,000

72,000

8

120

1,600

64,000

84,000

10

150

1,700

80,000

96,000

12

180

1,800

96,000

108,000

Regiment Strength Detachment Payment Table

Months

(Real Time)

Bounty Per Word

Minimum Words

BSBT

2

30

1,400

24,000

64,000

4

60

1,500

48,000

80,000

6

90

1,600

72,000

96,000

8

120

1,700

96,000

112,000

10

150

1,800

120,000

128,000

12

180

1,900

144,000

144,000

Months: In-Game length of Contract.Real Time: Days passed in reality.Bounty Per Word: How much C-Bills gain per word in a contract transcript.Minimum Words: The minimum amount of words for the contract transcript.BSBT: Bonus Salvage Bounty Target